Example sentences of "[vb pp] [pron] a good [noun] " in BNC.

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1 The Coalisland — Dungannon march had given everyone a good day out and had used up a lot of their energy by the time the moment of confrontation arrived .
2 ‘ I want to put something back into the game that has given me a good life . ’
3 There 's no problems with York , they always given me a good service in the past .
4 Finally this study has given me a good idea of what life has been for people living in the past in America , where as before , I would n't have had a clue and it 's also taught me that no matter how many times you read a book , you 'll always find new links and connections .
5 Ronnie 's news , I found , had given me a good deal more confidence in Fringe than I had had on Drifter , illogical though it might be .
6 Erm you 've given them a good start in life , it 's your money , enjoy yourselves with it .
7 I told her that my ability as a golfer had secured me a good job at a finance company and a certain amount of time off for local competitions .
8 What would Fen say if she gave him a truthful answer , told him that Hugh had done her a good turn , jilted her before she could make the most dreadful mistake of her life ?
9 The since Terry took over the ground everything 's been refurbished and new crush rails put up you know , and he seems to have made it a good ground .
10 Someone should have seen what a good wife she would have made .
11 They said , ’ We have got you a good deal .
12 But we 've had a very very well we 've still got him a good treasurer .
13 He also agreed to talk to his father , who had helped him a good deal in the past .
14 Lugh had never thought it a good idea , and he had said so at the time , only nobody had listened .
15 It was a syndrome I had observed in other service marriages , not least in that of my own parents , and I have sometimes thought what a good subject it might make for a novel or play .
16 Having given herself a good talking to , and feeling ashamed of her misplaced , foolish pride , Laura made her way into the twins ' small bedroom , where Ross had just finished telling them a story .
17 If Whizzo had been any good Jazz could have transferred but Biddy , having given Whizzo the thumbs down , had found him a good home with a nervous lady in the suburbs and he was no longer available .
18 The Bar is a leader in the field of video conferencing applications within the courts and the legal profession and its endeavours have brought us a good deal of favourable publicity .
19 I mean , I would have given him a good kick if I 'd do stood along side of him !
20 They 'd had a good time , it had given him a good holiday , her too .
21 Yes , oh Rocket , for the first few months I had him , after he was rescued , and he was so protective of me , because I 'd given him a good home and never , never hit him in the face .
22 Then , if she 'd given him a good time and he was a collaborator , he might not report her .
23 Yet this season , he 's played all but two matches , and since the ‘ 5 man defence ’ appeared when Batty got injured , the reviews I 've read have even called him a Batty replacement , and given him a good write-up .
24 In need of money , he agreed to take on work as an artist 's model when Ricky Stride said he knew of an artist who would employ him , for Minton had seen photographs of Bowler and had remarked what a good model he would make .
25 ‘ Karl has sent me a good luck card .
26 DURING Fun Fortnight we 've had jokes on everything from cows to coughs , doctors to dentists , and everyone has given us a good laugh .
27 DURING Fun Fortnight we 've had jokes on everything from cows to coughs , doctors to dentists , and everyone has given us a good laugh .
28 ‘ Under John 's leadership , the last three years have seen significant progress and given us a good start in tackling the challenges that lie ahead . ’
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